Comparison of carotid wall thickness with age and baroreflex sensitivity in normotensive subjects and hypertensive patients

• Authors: NOVÁKOVÁ Zuzana; SEMRÁD Bořivoj; FIŠER Bohumil; LÁBROVÁ Růžena; DUFKOVÁ Eva; VYSOČANOVÁ Petra; HONZÍKOVÁ Nataša; ZÁVODNÁ Eva
• Year of publication: 2004
• Type: Conference abstract
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Medicine
• Description: Heart-rate baroreflex sensitivity expressed in ms/mmHg(BRS) or in Hz/mmHg (BRSf)decreases with age. The hypothesis that the age-dependent decrease of BRS and BRSf are caused by age-dependent increase of carotid wall thickness was investigated in the study presented. Our results: the positive correlation between age and intima-media thicknes of carotid wall and negative correlation between age and BRS and BRSf are in agreement with our hypothesis.

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